Couriers and Messengers Salary — Oxnard, California

The average Couriers and Messengers in Oxnard, California earns $42,630 a year.

$42,630 / year, mean
↑ 4.4% above national average 31th percentile in California

Oxnard pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for couriers and messengers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
170
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.2%
Cost of living 111 #8 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $883,047 #9 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $107,327 #8 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Oxnard ranks #8 for cost of living and #9 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $55,350 Modesto $51,800 Napa $50,750 Seattle $49,400 San Francisco $48,970 Sacramento $47,310 Bellingham $47,080 Portland $46,590 New York $45,120 Los Angeles $44,970 San Diego $44,650 Eugene $44,160 Austin $44,140 Kiryas Joel $44,100 Salem $44,090 Fresno $43,780 Stockton $43,130 Riverside $42,830 Chicago $42,710 Santa Maria $42,670 Oxnard $42,630 Philadelphia $42,490 Dallas $42,160 Bakersfield $42,050 Medford $41,980 Baltimore $41,800 Scranton $41,800 Spokane $41,740 Allentown $41,510 Corvallis $41,500 Houston $41,470 Kennewick $41,370 Harrisburg $41,260 Richmond $41,260 Pittsburgh $41,240 Redding $41,210 Visalia $40,920 San Antonio $40,720 Trenton $40,660 Indianapolis $40,410 Gainesville $40,250 Traverse City $40,190 Springfield $40,020 Naples $39,980 Fort Wayne $39,900 Detroit $39,840 Orlando $39,500 Sarasota $39,480 Erie $39,430 Charlottesville $39,380 Syracuse $39,310 York $39,310 Lansing $39,300 El Paso $39,290 Albany $39,150 Fort Myers $39,150 Port St. Lucie $39,150 Binghamton $39,010 Palm Bay $38,980 Beaumont $38,920 Lakeland $38,900 Peoria $38,880 Tampa $38,740 Amarillo $38,720 Salinas $38,670 Miami $38,600 Rochester $38,570 Lancaster $38,480 Kalamazoo $38,250 Virginia Beach $38,210 Champaign $38,190 Buffalo $38,160 Rockford $38,070 Evansville $38,050 Winchester $37,910 Grand Rapids $37,790 Saginaw $37,750 Lubbock $37,690 Longview $37,540 Corpus Christi $37,450 Blacksburg $37,420 Jacksonville $37,390 Utica $37,390 Tyler $37,030 Waco $37,020 Pensacola $36,900 Deltona $36,890 Panama City $36,680 Reading $36,490 Altoona $36,110 Midland $35,790 Ocala $35,730 Punta Gorda $35,590 Tallahassee $35,400 Charleston $35,300 McAllen $35,060 Roanoke $35,060 Laredo $34,780 Louisville $34,750 Huntington $34,720 Flint $34,470 Lexington $34,340 Abilene $33,820 Brownsville $33,640 College Station $32,430 Johnstown $31,750 Bowling Green $30,970
CityMean salaryvs. Oxnard
Abilene, Texas$33,820-20.7%
Albany, New York$39,150-8.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$41,510-2.6%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$36,110-15.3%
Amarillo, Texas$38,720-9.2%
Austin, Texas$44,140+3.5%
Bakersfield, California$42,050-1.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$41,800-1.9%
Beaumont, Texas$38,920-8.7%
Bellingham, Washington$47,080+10.4%
Binghamton, New York$39,010-8.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$37,420-12.2%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$30,970-27.4%
Brownsville, Texas$33,640-21.1%
Buffalo, New York$38,160-10.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$39,150-8.2%
Champaign, Illinois$38,190-10.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$35,300-17.2%
Charlottesville, Virginia$39,380-7.6%
Chicago, Illinois$42,710+0.2%
College Station, Texas$32,430-23.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$37,450-12.2%
Corvallis, Oregon$41,500-2.7%
Dallas, Texas$42,160-1.1%
Deltona, Florida$36,890-13.5%
Detroit, Michigan$39,840-6.5%
El Paso, Texas$39,290-7.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$39,430-7.5%
Eugene, Oregon$44,160+3.6%
Evansville, Indiana$38,050-10.7%
Flint, Michigan$34,470-19.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$39,900-6.4%
Fresno, California$43,780+2.7%
Gainesville, Florida$40,250-5.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$37,790-11.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$41,260-3.2%
Houston, Texas$41,470-2.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$34,720-18.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$40,410-5.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$37,390-12.3%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$31,750-25.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$38,250-10.3%
Kennewick, Washington$41,370-3.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$44,100+3.4%
Lakeland, Florida$38,900-8.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$38,480-9.7%
Lansing, Michigan$39,300-7.8%
Laredo, Texas$34,780-18.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$34,340-19.4%
Longview, Texas$37,540-11.9%
Los Angeles, California$44,970+5.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$34,750-18.5%
Lubbock, Texas$37,690-11.6%
McAllen, Texas$35,060-17.8%
Medford, Oregon$41,980-1.5%
Miami, Florida$38,600-9.5%
Midland, Michigan$35,790-16.0%
Modesto, California$51,800+21.5%
Napa, California$50,750+19.0%
Naples, Florida$39,980-6.2%
New York, New York$45,120+5.8%
Sarasota, Florida$39,480-7.4%
Ocala, Florida$35,730-16.2%
Orlando, Florida$39,500-7.3%
Palm Bay, Florida$38,980-8.6%
Panama City, Florida$36,680-14.0%
Pensacola, Florida$36,900-13.4%
Peoria, Illinois$38,880-8.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$42,490-0.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$41,240-3.3%
Portland, Oregon$46,590+9.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$39,150-8.2%
Punta Gorda, Florida$35,590-16.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$36,490-14.4%
Redding, California$41,210-3.3%
Richmond, Virginia$41,260-3.2%
Riverside, California$42,830+0.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$35,060-17.8%
Rochester, New York$38,570-9.5%
Rockford, Illinois$38,070-10.7%
Sacramento, California$47,310+11.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$37,750-11.4%
Salem, Oregon$44,090+3.4%
Salinas, California$38,670-9.3%
San Antonio, Texas$40,720-4.5%
San Diego, California$44,650+4.7%
San Francisco, California$48,970+14.9%
San Jose, California$55,350+29.8%
Santa Maria, California$42,670+0.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$41,800-1.9%
Seattle, Washington$49,400+15.9%
Spokane, Washington$41,740-2.1%
Springfield, Illinois$40,020-6.1%
Stockton, California$43,130+1.2%
Syracuse, New York$39,310-7.8%
Tallahassee, Florida$35,400-17.0%
Tampa, Florida$38,740-9.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$40,190-5.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$40,660-4.6%
Tyler, Texas$37,030-13.1%
Utica, New York$37,390-12.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$38,210-10.4%
Visalia, California$40,920-4.0%
Waco, Texas$37,020-13.2%
Winchester, Virginia$37,910-11.1%
York, Pennsylvania$39,310-7.8%
Gross salary
42,630/yr
Estimated take-home
35,592/yr
Est. total withheld
16.5%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Oxnard

These notes add local color around Oxnard, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 43-5021 SOC code
Official area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 37100 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Thousand OaksVentura
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
838,259